Theme A - Relationships and Families

Artificial Contraception

man-made way to prevent pregnancy through sex
"'Be fruitful and multiply'" | "'Children are a heritage from the Lord, a reward from him.'"

Homosexuality

physically attracted to the same sex
"'Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman'" | "'Be fruitful and multiply'"

Nature of a family

who and what a family is
"'Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith.'" | "'Husband, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her.'"

Educate in the faith

teaching and training the young in God's ways
"'Children obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.'" | "'Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.'"

Egalitarianism

men and women are equal and carry out the same role
"'There is neither male nor female...you are all one in Christ Jesus'" | "'Made in God's image'"

Natural Contraception

choosing to have sex at the times a woman is least likely to conceive
"'Be fruitful and multiply'" | "'Children are a heritage from the Lord, a reward from him.'"

Marriage

the joining of a man and a woman in a loving partnership
"'A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.'" | "'Be fruitful and multiply'"

Nuclear family

mom, dad, and children
"'A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.'" | "'Honor your father and mother!'"

Stability

things being stable and secure
"'Children obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.'" | "'Love is patient, love is kind'"

Permanent Contraception

preventing pregnancy forever through surgery
"'Be fruitful and multiply'" | "'Children are a heritage from the Lord, a reward from him.'"

Vows

promises made in the wedding ceremony
"'In sickness and in health'" | "'Till death do us part'"

Extended family

nuclear family plus relatives (grandparents, etc.)
"'A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.'" | "'Honor your father and mother.'"

Gender equality

men and women seen as equally valuable
"'There is neither male nor female...you are all one in Christ Jesus'" | "'Made in God's image'"

Heterosexuality

physically attracted to the opposite sex
"'Flee from sexual immorality.'" | "'Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery in his heart'"

Divorce

ending of a marriage
"'A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.'" | "'Do not commit adultery'"

Purpose of a family

what a family is meant to do
"'Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith.'" | "'Be fruitful and multiply'"

Complementarianism

men and women are equal but carry out different roles
"'Wives submit to your husbands'" | "'Made in God's image'"

Egalitarianism

men and women are equal and carry out the same role
"'There is neither male nor female...you are all one in Christ Jesus'" | "'Made in God's image'"